Table 2. Number of New Residential Building Construction Started, Floor Area and Value of Constructions by Type of Building, by Region
         and Province: Philippines, Third Quarter, 2007	 

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                                               TOTAL              |              SINGLE               |       DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
       Province,                        | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value  |        | Floor Area |     Value
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |     (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |   (1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |         (6) |    (7) |        (8) |       (9)
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Philippines                      15,145   1,800,791   13,131,986    12,926    1,532,059   11,038,052       284       31,542     196,698

National Capital Region           1,804     430,266    4,362,921     1,253      342,866    3,500,345        66        7,310      48,927

Ist District                        106      21,231      187,903        78       16,324      146,555         1          200       1,755
2nd District                        312      85,296      543,278       251       70,988      460,368         9        1,788      10,246
3rd District                        306      46,974      498,604       256       34,213      303,954         4          528       5,128
4th District                        330      27,849      165,746       179       19,761      126,263         4          280       1,642
5th District                        242     162,796    2,209,352       163      128,821    1,809,414        16        2,069      13,385
6th District                        508      86,120      758,035       326       72,759      653,788        32        2,445      16,769

Cordillera Administrative Region    134      22,186      183,538        95       12,456       94,772         1           25         299

Abra                                  1         116          525         1          116          525        -            -           -
Benguet                             122      20,799      176,902        83       11,069       88,136         1           25         299
Kalinga                               3         500        2,307         3          500        2,307        -            -           -
Apayao                                8         771        3,803         8          771        3,803        -            -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region          1,106     109,788      660,011     1,072      104,470      626,781        14        2,291      14,605

Ilocos Norte                        269      27,974      183,403       266       27,609      179,297         1          165       1,819
Ilocos Sur                          255      15,982       88,247       245       14,285       77,611         9        1,586       9,742
La Union                            154      18,246      127,609       147       17,575      123,772        -            -           -
Pangasinan                          428      47,586      260,751       414       45,001      246,099         4          540       3,043

Region II - Cagayan Valley          243      28,589      160,608       237       26,656      154,384        -            -           -

Batanes                               5         428        2,562         5          428        2,562        -            -           -
Cagayan                             128      13,190       73,379       128       13,190       73,379        -            -           -
Isabela                              69       9,760       48,970        63        7,827       42,746        -            -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                        33       4,249       32,174        33        4,249       32,174        -            -           -
Quirino                               8         962        3,522         8          962        3,522        -            -           -

Region III - Central Luzon        2,063     207,840    1,350,090     1,742      177,523    1,177,104        30        3,646      25,554

Bataan                               87      11,847       70,067        82       11,337       65,807         3          428       4,110
Bulacan                           1,102      68,628      389,318       914       56,267      329,726        16        1,839      10,634
Nueva Ecija                         158      16,790      126,373       129       14,583      106,092        -            -           -
Pampanga                            517      83,706      583,971       440       72,282      520,869         6          709       5,546
Tarlac                              117      15,487      103,323        98       12,093       80,364         4          622       5,047
Zambales                             43       8,991       67,472        40        8,570       64,681         1           48         215
Aurora                               39       2,391        9,562        39        2,391        9,562        -            -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON           2,726     306,354    2,457,773     2,216      240,240    1,907,972        35        3,790      29,562

Batangas                            219      49,237      400,159       194       27,294      169,928         5          292       1,755
Cavite                            1,202     112,042    1,007,342       819       88,017      816,132        11          749       7,428
Laguna                              323      31,837      242,917       298       27,210      213,754         8          564       3,189
Quezon                              383      28,218      179,994       366       26,977      174,613        -            -           -
Rizal                               599      85,020      627,360       539       70,742      533,542        11        2,185      17,188

Region IVB - MIMAROPA               110      14,150       89,579        93       12,169       77,185         2          185       1,187

Marinduque                            3         420        2,415         3          420        2,415        -            -           -
Occidental Mindoro                   18       2,601       13,542        17        2,461       13,071        -            -           -
Oriental Mindoro                     30       3,746       23,899        16        2,131       13,423         1           57         426
Palawan                              13       1,831       13,100        11        1,605       11,653         1          128         761
Romblon                              46       5,552       36,621        46        5,552       36,621        -            -           -

Region V - Bicol                    386      46,785      233,754       272       37,478      184,258         4          220       1,343

Albay                                80      22,892       80,831        80       22,892       80,831        -            -           -
Camarines Norte                      40       2,340       16,441        40        2,340       16,441        -            -           -
Camarines Sur                       242      17,752      107,233       135        9,946       68,380         4          220       1,343
Catanduanes                           6         932        5,809         6          932        5,809        -            -           -
Masbate                               9       1,158       10,874         7          865        7,741        -            -           -
Sorsogon                              9       1,711       12,563         4          503        5,053        -            -           -

Region VI - Western Visayas         616      86,672      601,650       584       78,630      554,460         9        1,737       9,951

Aklan                                44       9,915       72,412        43        9,407       69,412         1          508       3,000
Antique                              19       2,117       12,765        18        1,919       11,582         1          198       1,183
Capiz                                42       6,750       41,667        37        5,914       37,434         3          490       1,746
Iloilo                              208      31,257      212,743       191       26,905      193,569         1          135         500
Negros Occidental                   303      36,633      262,061       295       34,485      242,461         3          406       3,521

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Table 2. (continued)

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                                               TOTAL              |              SINGLE               |       DUPLEX/QUADRUPLEX
       Province,                        | Floor Area |     Value  |        | Floor Area |      Value  |        | Floor Area |     Value
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |     (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |   (1,000)
                                    (1) |        (2) |        (3) |    (4) |        (5) |         (6) |    (7) |        (8) |       (9)
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Region VII - Central Visayas      2,690     258,108    1,460,046     2,187      217,413    1,233,242        79        8,901      45,518

Bohol                               530      48,100      284,219       527       47,431      280,116        -            -           -
Cebu                              1,784     181,166    1,014,426     1,287      142,000      799,064        79        8,901      45,518
Negros Oriental                     361      25,981      141,475       358       25,121      134,136        -            -           -
Siquijor                             15       2,861       19,925        15        2,861       19,925        -            -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas       354      36,549      187,063       319       33,667      174,010        33        2,221      11,591

Eastern Samar                        38       5,969       34,523        38        5,969       34,523        -            -           -
Leyte                               216      20,434      109,625       183       17,884       97,632        31        1,889      10,531
Northern Samar                       13         852        3,224        13          852        3,224        -            -           -
Samar (Western Samar)                15       1,750       10,318        15        1,750       10,318        -            -           -
Southern Leyte                       39       3,386       20,540        38        3,086       19,558         1          300         982
Biliran                              33       4,158        8,831        32        4,126        8,753         1           32          78

Region IX - Western Mindanao         77       8,696       53,374        77        8,696       53,374        -            -           -

Zamboanga del Norte                  43       5,268       30,371        43        5,268       30,371        -            -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                    33       3,392       22,752        33        3,392       22,752        -            -           -
Isabela City                          1          36          250         1           36          250        -            -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao        874     100,547      530,347       836       98,065      513,071         3          194       1,403

Bukidnon                             56      17,839       59,434        54       17,615       58,613        -            -           -
Camiguin                             32       2,163       10,822        31        2,143       10,789        -            -           -
Lanao del Norte                     128      15,726       73,273       127       15,454       72,480        -            -           -
Misamis Occidental                  203      22,905       99,523       197       22,605       98,023        -            -           -
Misamis Oriental                    455      41,914      287,293       427       40,248      273,164         3          194       1,403

Region XI - Davao Region          1,434      93,639      526,699     1,426       92,594      520,369         4          574       4,413

Davao del Norte                     451      20,790       71,509       448       20,275       69,004         1          150         800
Davao del Sur                       592      52,889      388,814       587       52,359      384,989         3          424       3,613
Davao Oriental                       48       4,549       22,942        48        4,549       22,942        -            -           -
Compostela Valley                   343      15,411       43,433       343       15,411       43,433        -            -           -

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN           282      23,280      132,473       276       22,451      127,901         3          313       1,462

North Cotabato                       26       2,442       13,686        26        2,442       13,686        -            -           -
South Cotabato                      151      12,108       77,535       146       11,387       73,189         2          205       1,236
Sultan Kudarat                       40       3,280       20,818        39        3,172       20,592         1          108         226
Sarangani                            10       2,224        3,872        10        2,224        3,872        -            -           -
Cotabato City                        55       3,226       16,560        55        3,226       16,560        -            -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                242      26,812      140,352       237       26,155      137,117         1          135         875

Agusan del Norte                    176      19,033       96,722       175       18,983       96,594        -            -           -
Agusan del Sur                       18       1,724       10,319        16        1,472        8,640        -            -           -
Surigao del Norte                    41       5,098       28,213        39        4,743       26,784         1          135         875
Surigao del Sur                       7         957        5,097         7          957        5,097        -            -           -

Autonomous Region in
   Muslim Mindanao                    4         530        1,700         4          530        1,700        -            -           -

Basilan (excluding Isabela City)      4         530        1,700         4          530        1,700        -            -           -

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Table 2. (continued)

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                                        APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA      |     RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM      |            OTHERS
       Province,                        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    Value
                                   (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |       (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Philippines                       1,615     179,915     1,395,085       74        3,980       26,016      246      53,295     476,134

National Capital Region             398      74,396       771,929       74        3,980       26,016       13       1,714      15,703

Ist District                         26       4,583        38,488       -            -            -         1         124       1,103
2nd District                         52      12,520        72,664       -            -            -        -           -           -
3rd District                         44      12,175       189,071        1           30          200        1          28         250
4th District                        144       7,147        34,417       -            -            -         3         661       3,423
5th District                         55      31,005       375,625       -            -            -         8         901      10,926
6th District                         77       6,966        61,661       73        3,950       25,816       -           -           -

Cordillera Administrative Region      8       1,963        30,601       -            -            -        30       7,742      57,863

Abra                                 -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Benguet                               8       1,963        30,601       -            -            -        30       7,742      57,863
Kalinga                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Apayao                               -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region I - Ilocos Region             11       1,342         9,262       -            -            -         9       1,685       9,362

Ilocos Norte                          2         200         2,286       -            -            -        -           -           -
Ilocos Sur                           -           -             -        -            -            -         1         111         893
La Union                              6         541         3,556       -            -            -         1         130         280
Pangasinan                            3         601         3,418       -            -            -         7       1,444       8,189

Region II - Cagayan Valley            6       1,933         6,223       -            -            -        -           -           -

Batanes                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Cagayan                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Isabela                               6       1,933         6,223       -            -            -        -           -           -
Nueva Vizcaya                        -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Quirino                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region III - Central Luzon          288      26,469       144,884       -            -            -         3         202       2,546

Bataan                               -           -             -        -            -            -         2          82         149
Bulacan                             172      10,522        48,957       -            -            -        -           -           -
Nueva Ecija                          29       2,207        20,281       -            -            -        -           -           -
Pampanga                             71      10,715        57,554       -            -            -        -           -           -
Tarlac                               14       2,652        15,515       -            -            -         1         120       2,396
Zambales                              2         373         2,575       -            -            -        -           -           -
Aurora                               -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region IVA - CALABARZON             431      33,150       199,444       -            -            -        44      29,174     320,794

Batangas                             -           -             -        -            -            -        20      21,651     228,475
Cavite                              358      17,557       104,344       -            -            -        14       5,719      79,436
Laguna                               17       4,063        25,973       -            -            -        -           -           -
Quezon                               16         921         3,872       -            -            -         1         320       1,508
Rizal                                40      10,609        65,254       -            -            -         9       1,484      11,374

Region IVB - MIMAROPA                 1          98           685       -            -            -        14       1,698      10,520

Marinduque                           -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Occidental Mindoro                   -           -             -        -            -            -         1         140         470
Oriental Mindoro                     -           -             -        -            -            -        13       1,558      10,050
Palawan                               1          98           685       -            -            -        -           -           -
Romblon                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region V - Bicol                      1          99         1,094       -            -            -       109       8,988      47,057

Albay                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Camarines Norte                      -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Camarines Sur                         1          99         1,094       -            -            -       102       7,487      36,413
Catanduanes                          -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Masbate                              -           -             -        -            -            -         2         293       3,133
Sorsogon                             -           -             -        -            -            -         5       1,208       7,509

Region VI - Western Visayas           8       5,215        28,951       -            -            -        15       1,090       8,287

Aklan                                -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Antique                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Capiz                                -           -             -        -            -            -         2         346       2,486
Iloilo                                3       3,473        12,873       -            -            -        13         744       5,800
Negros Occidental                     5       1,742        16,077       -            -            -        -           -           -

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Table 2. (concluded)

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                                        APARTMENT/ACCESSORIA      |     RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM      |            OTHERS
       Province,                        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |      Value |        | Floor Area |
City, and Municipality           Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    (1,000) | Number |    (sq.m.) |    Value
                                   (10) |       (11) |       (12) |   (13) |       (14) |       (15) |   (16) |       (17) |     (18)
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Region VII - Central Visayas        424      31,794       181,286       -            -            -        -           -           -

Bohol                                 3         669         4,102       -            -            -        -           -           -
Cebu                                418      30,265       169,844       -            -            -        -           -           -
Negros Oriental                       3         860         7,338       -            -            -        -           -           -
Siquijor                             -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region VIII - Eastern Visayas         1         396           400       -            -            -         1         265       1,061

Eastern Samar                        -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Leyte                                 1         396           400       -            -            -         1         265       1,061
Northern Samar                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Samar (Western Samar)                -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Southern Leyte                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Biliran                              -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region IX - Western Mindanao         -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Zamboanga del Norte                  -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Zamboanga del Sur                    -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Isabela City                         -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region X - Northern Mindanao         33       2,223        15,718       -            -            -         2          65         154

Bukidnon                              1         179           700       -            -            -         1          45         120
Camiguin                             -           -             -        -            -            -         1          20          33
Lanao del Norte                       1         272           793       -            -            -        -           -           -
Misamis Occidental                    6         300         1,500       -            -            -        -           -           -
Misamis Oriental                     25       1,472        12,725       -            -            -        -           -           -

Region XI - Davao Region              2         365         1,705       -            -            -         2         106         210

Davao del Norte                       2         365         1,705       -            -            -        -           -           -
Davao del Sur                        -           -             -        -            -            -         2         106         210
Davao Oriental                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Compostela Valley                    -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region XII - SOCCSKSARGEN             2         400         2,219       -            -            -         1         116         890

North Cotabato                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
South Cotabato                        2         400         2,219       -            -            -         1         116         890
Sultan Kudarat                       -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Sarangani                            -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -
Cotabato City                        -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Region XIII - Caraga                  1          72           678       -            -            -         3         450       1,681

Agusan del Norte                     -           -             -        -            -            -         1          50         127
Agusan del Sur                        1          72           678       -            -            -         1         180       1,000
Surigao del Norte                    -           -             -        -            -            -         1         220         553
Surigao del Sur                      -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

Basilan (excluding Isabela City)     -           -             -        -            -            -        -           -           -

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Source:  Industry Statistics Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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